Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Judicial Conduct, State Commission on*

13 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 242 300 West 15th StreetP.O. Box 12265Austin 78711-2265

(512) 463-5533
Toll Free: (877) 228-5750
(512) 463-0511
Staff Listing
www.scjc.texas.gov

Members

Office	Office Holder	Represents / Term Ends
Chair	The Honorable Ken Wise	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, Court of Appeals Justice, 11-19-2031
Vice Chair	The Honorable Andrew M "Andy" Kahan	Appointed by the Governor, 12-31-2031
Secretary	Derek M. Cohen Ph.D.	Appointed by the Governor, 12-31-2029
Judicial Member(s)	The Honorable Chace A. Craig	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, Municipal Court Judge, 11-19-2027
	The Honorable Grant Dorfman	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, 12-31-2031
	The Honorable Ana Estevez	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, 12-31-2031
	The Honorable Wayne Money	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, 11-19-2027
	The Honorable Kevin Yeary	Appointed by the Texas Supreme Court
Public Member(s)	April I. Aguirre	Appointed by the Governor, 12-31-2029
	Martin DeLeon	Appointed by the Governor, 12-31-2027
	Tracy Harrison	Appointed by the Governor, 12-31-2031
	JJ Isbell	Appointed by the Governor, 12-31-2027
	Yinon Weiss	Appointed by the Governor, 12-31-2031

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Jacqueline Habersham	(512) 463-5533 / (512) 463-0511
General Counsel	Zindia Thomas	(512) 463-5533
Senior Commission Counsel	Lorin Hayes
Senior Investigator	Katherine Mitchell
Staff Services Officer	Patricia Ortiz
Administrative Assistant	Connie Paredes
Administrative Assistant	Patricia Leal

Notes

The Texas Constitution establishes the Commission on Judicial Conduct as a 13 member body. Its members, who receive no pay for their service, serve six-year terms. The members of the Commission include:

Six judges appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas, one from each of the following court levels: appellate, district, county court at law, constitutional county, justice of the peace, and municipal;
Two attorneys appointed by the State Bar of Texas, who are not judges; and
Five citizen members appointed by the Governor, who are neither attorneys nor judges.
All appointments are from varying appellate districts of the state, except that the citizen members, justice of the peace and judge of the municipal court are selected at large. The Texas Senate confirms all appointees.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2029.